Bowel ischaemia in COVID-19 infection: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

COVID-19 disease was declared as a pandemic by WHO since March 2020 and can have a myriad of clinical presentations affecting various organ systems. Patients with COVID-19 are known to have an increased risk of thromboembolism, including cardiovascular, pulmonary and cerebral ischaemic events. However, an increasing number of case studies have reported that COVID-19 infection is also associated with gastrointestinal ischaemia. This scoping review aims to collate the current evidence of COVID-19-related gastrointestinal ischaemia and raise awareness among healthcare professionals of this lesser known, but serious, non-pulmonary complication of COVID-19 infection.

Methods

The proposed scoping review will be conducted as per the Arksey and O'Malley methodological f

SUBMITTER: Zhao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9511006 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature